Shaker Hills Country Club
Harvard, Massachusetts · 18 holes · par 72 · Semi-Private. Opened 1991.
A caddie's yardage book for every hole: plays-like distance from USGS lidar elevation, reach and carry numbers for every bunker and water hazard, green front, middle and back, which way each green falls, and the lay-up zone on par 5s. Distances are from the back tees along the mapped hole; for a shorter tee, take off the scorecard difference.
Course profile
- At about 350 ft the ball carries about 0% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 149. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 5, where the green sits 65 ft above the tee and plays about 22 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 13, where the green sits 78 ft below the tee and plays about 26 yards shorter.
- 15 greens tilt 2% or more. Each hole below says which side of the hole leaves an uphill putt.
Maps: tee at the bottom, green at the top. The dashed line is the mapped hole; the gold band is the lay-up zone; the arrow on the green points downhill.
Scorecard
| Hole | Par | Hcp | Gold | Blue | White | Green |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 7 | 386 | 339 | 322 | 244 |
| 2 | 5 | 11 | 529 | 500 | 475 | 419 |
| 3 | 3 | 15 | 207 | 183 | 170 | 125 |
| 4 | 4 | 5 | 466 | 449 | 413 | 338 |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 602 | 554 | 515 | 482 |
| 6 | 3 | 17 | 178 | 165 | 147 | 125 |
| 7 | 4 | 13 | 367 | 319 | 282 | 271 |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | 416 | 393 | 352 | 307 |
| 9 | 4 | 9 | 367 | 342 | 311 | 272 |
| 10 | 4 | 10 | 394 | 380 | 356 | 292 |
| 11 | 4 | 4 | 396 | 368 | 351 | 302 |
| 12 | 4 | 6 | 395 | 375 | 350 | 322 |
| 13 | 3 | 18 | 164 | 149 | 132 | 72 |
| 14 | 4 | 12 | 308 | 293 | 281 | 245 |
| 15 | 5 | 2 | 545 | 515 | 460 | 451 |
| 16 | 3 | 14 | 228 | 214 | 188 | 150 |
| 17 | 4 | 16 | 345 | 290 | 272 | 253 |
| 18 | 5 | 8 | 543 | 517 | 496 | 351 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Male | 6910 | 74.2 | 145 |
| Gold Short | Male | 6856 | 73.9 | 136 |
| Blue | Male | 6419 | 71.8 | 139 |
| White | Male | 5970 | 69.4 | 128 |
| White | Female | 5970 | 74.4 | 137 |
| Blue Short | Male | 5956 | 69 | 125 |
| White Short | Female | 5935 | 70.2 | 119 |
| White Short | Male | 5935 | 68.1 | 117 |
| Green | Female | 5059 | 69.4 | 124 |
| Green | Male | 5059 | 65.5 | 114 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 394+23 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 369 · 386 · 401front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 33 ydswide at 231
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker right: 248 to reach, 267 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 8 yards longer: the green sits 23 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 248 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 248 to reach, 267 to carry. Drives that finish short of 248 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 33 yards wide at 231 and narrows to 28 at 261.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 4.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 519-29 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 514 · 529 · 544front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 29yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 38 ydswide at 236
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-left
In play
- 2 bunkers right: 256 to reach, 289 to carry
- Bunker left: 278 to reach, 326 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 10 yards shorter: the green sits 29 ft below the tee.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 256 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 256 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 38 yards wide at 236 and narrows to 25 at 286.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 24 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 3%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 193-41 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 201 · 207 · 219front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 30yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 5.5%falls to the front
In play
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 186 to carry
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 14 yards shorter: the green sits 41 ft below the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 116 to reach, 186 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 121 to reach, 158 to carry.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 5.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 56 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 314 · Par 415 · Par 516 · Par 317 · Par 418 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 43 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 green slope reads
- 3 par-5 lay-up zones
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Hole maps, hazards and playing notes come from mapped course data and USGS 3DEP elevation (public domain), not a visit. Plays-like numbers use the Skitty caddie's rule of one yard per 3 ft of rise, from the longest tee; altitude uses 1.16% of carry per 1,000 ft. Tees, hazards and conditions change; check with the course before you play. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0) via OpenGolfAPI. Scorecard yardages and ratings as published. See a mistake? Email [email protected].